Education: 1992, Ph.D. in Germanic Linguistics (German Applied Linguistics), The University of Texas at Austin 1989, M.A. in German Studies, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque 1982-1987, German & History (erste & zweite Diplomprüfung), University of Vienna

Recent Graduate Courses: The Speaking Ecology of a Foreign Language Classroom (Spring 2012) Research in Second Language Acquisition (Fall 2013) Hot Seat–Language Program Direction (Fall 2014) The Language Classroom as a Social Space (Spring 2016) The Language Classroom from the Student View (Fall 2016) Survey Research in Second Language Acquisition (Spring 2017) The Language in Language Learning & Teaching (Fall 2017)

About Me: I was born in Melk, Austria, and came to the United States in 1986/87 after my marriage. I have always enjoyed, as they say, 'languages'. I first got hooked when I realized I could say things my parents couldn't understand and that I could sound different from my old (sometimes boring) self. I have always loved literature but felt that the burdens of the daily grind (i.e., engaging with it professionally) may kill that love. At the same time, I have a strong positivist streak - and enjoy designing studies, analyzing data, and mulling over patterns and trends. I am also very, very nosy - and research allows me to ask questions that otherwise would mark me as a social oddity. So, I was very much attracted to linguistics, particularly in its social applications. I continue to articulate and ask questions - and hope to support my students in doing the same.